I never said they won’t be counted, just that it doesn’t matter if your goal is to get as similarly minded a group elected. You made up that claim, but I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and say that’s because we view the goal of voting through very different lenses. If that isn’t your goal and it’s just to “see number go up” as it seems then sure you’re 100% right. Depends on what is important to you. To me practical results matter more than getting to feel morally smug.

Either way, lots of your responses (not just to me in this thread) are sounding right out of right wing playbooks so I’m gonna say so long since I don’t think you’re arguing in good faith.

I won’t disagree with you that it is voter suppression in the sense that it supresses votes for third parties, but I didn’t set up the system so maybe channel your anger towards more productive means other than shooting the messenger.

It’s not misinformation to state how things end up functioning in practice. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger's_law?wprov=sfla1 It’s a well known thing for anyone who’s studied the tiniest bit of political science (or you know, was around in 2000 for that US election).

The way the votes get counted only matters insofar as their tangible real world outcome. The fact that your individual vote went to a specific third party or even abstaining ends up being irrelevant. The outcomes are the same and the party you prefer least is more likely to win. Again, I’m not advocating that this is a good system, but it is our current reality and stating that to be misinformation is ignorant at best or straight up manipulative propaganda at worst.

If done instead of reducing current emissions, 100%. That said, there is a real need to invest in carbon capture technology now so that it can be more useful in the future. It’s a small part of the overall strategy to improve our climate future, but an important one as we get further along in the century and emissions already are reduced. So, yeah, if people hold up this technology and say “see, let’s keep drilling”, fuck that. But as long as it’s an “and” not an “or”, this is a good thing.

Except not in a first past the post system. Voting 3rd party is just a vote for whichever of the two main parties you like least. Sucks, but that’s reality.

forbes.com/…/dea-considers-rescheduling-cannabis-…

That is happening, maybe slower than any of us want ( and honestly probably time a bit to help in the election), but the rescheduling process had begun.

Man, I really want to love Millenia. It feels like it has so many great ideas mechanically (from the ages mechanic to how resources work domestically and internationally), it just seems really rough at the moment. The pacing feels off and the flavor comes off just bland (none of the civs seem to have much character).

He already pleaded guilty, but then got hit with the maximum sentence (seemingly from pressure from people like Rick Scott). He’s still trying to fight it out legally and his friends put together a gofundme to help cover his legal fees, but a pressure campaign for a pardon doesn’t sound like a half bad idea either.

Looks like he’s still fighting the sentence and his friends set up a gofund me to help pay his legal fees. Should anyone be interested in showing him some support outside of the commissary.

I’ve actually met this guy a few years ago… crazy… he was a pretty nice guy from what I recall - brought homemade cinnamon buns to a party.

Anyways, his friends set up a gofundme to donate for his legal fees, since of course it costs thousands to continue defending himself and his actions…